Progress in Human Geography· 2015Q1
Co-becoming Bawaka
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Short summary
This paper introduces Bawaka, an Indigenous Homeland in northern Australia, as a site to understand 'relational space/place' through the Indigenous concept of 'gurrutu', challenging Western ontologies.
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Key points
- Introduces Bawaka, an Indigenous Homeland in northern Australia, as a case study.
- Explores the Indigenous concept of 'gurrutu' to understand relational space/place.
- Challenges Western ontologies by presenting Indigenous ways of knowing space/place.
- Frames space/place as an emergent process of 'co-becoming' with Country.
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Abstract
We invite readers to dig for ganguri (yams) at and with Bawaka, an Indigenous Homeland in northern Australia, and, in doing so, consider an Indigenous-led understanding of relational space/place. We draw on the concept of gurrutu to illustrate the limits of western ontologies, open up possibilities for other ways of thinking and theorizing, and give detail and depth to the notion of space/place as emergent co-becoming. With Bawaka as lead author, we look to Country for what it can teach us about how all views of space are situated, and for the insights it offers about co-becoming in a relational world.
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Field: Geography, Planning and Development
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSocial Sciences